standardization supports accelerated plant design Researchers and engineers at Evonik cooper-
ate very closely on a global basis in order to
facilitate the rapid market launch of innova-
tive products. Nevertheless, the design of cor-
respondingly tailored production plants gen-
erally still takes several years. This planning
period can only be minimized if the individual
planning phases are merged more closely and
overlapped more intensively. In this context,
the utilization of information generated with-
in the scope of basic engineering throughout
the further planning process represents a suit-
able approach. Using a procedural guideline,
P&ID (piping and instrumentation) flow dia-
grams can be generated from the process
flow diagrams created during this phase. The
guideline is to cover approximately 80 percent
of the information contained in a flow dia-
gram. The earlier initial P&ID flow diagrams
are available, the faster can initial plant costs
be calculated.
Standardization in basic
engineering
The design of chemical plants can be accelerat-
ed by means of an extensively applied stan-
dardization concept. Analyses implemented at
Evonik Industries show that the share of imper-
atively individually planned plant parts is way
lower than expected. The implementation of
standardizations in the still very complex field
of P&ID creation therefore represented an obvi-
ous lever. Time expenditures both in terms of
The chemical company Evonik has been pursuing a holistic approach
to plant design for some years. Strictly defined xml files within a very
modular working environment act as the core of this concept. All data
is saved in a central database. The company is currently developing stan-
dards for P&ID creation with the target of unified and accelerated plant
design.
Effective planning of chemical plants through optimized engineering The design of tailored chemical production
plants generally still takes several years.
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